Crime

Suicide: RRS rescues UNILAG drop-out mum, baby

FOLAKE SOKOYA The operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) yesterday, evening prevented a mother of four from committing suicide by jumping into the Lagoon with a 12 – month old baby. The lady, Halimat Adegoke (not real names), 27, was restrained by two Response riders from plunging into the Lagoon from the top of the Third Mainland Bridge. A cab …

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IPC condemns assault on The Nation Journalist

Foremost media NGO, the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, has condemned the assault on The Nation newspaper reporter, Sampson Unamka, who was allegedly slapped severally by police officers, and threatened to be charged for attempting to take pictures of a police officer who was beating up a motorist and a passenger in Mushin area of Lagos recently. The Director of …

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Kidnapped Osun officials regain freedom

A report from Osun State Head of Service, Sunday Olayinka Owoeye  Sunday has announced the release of kidnapped officials of the South Western state. “This is to inform the general public that to the glory of God, the three staffers of the State of Osun Civil Service, Mrs. ‘Bimpe Ogunlumade, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mr. Tajudeen Badejoko, Director of …

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Osun State announces kidnap of Permanent Secretary, Director, Driver

The Osun State Government has alerted the public on the unfortunate kidnap of three of its officials Friday April 22, 2016 in Kogi State. According to a statement signed by Head of Service of the state, Mr. Sunday Olayinka Owoeye, the kidnapped officials are the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Adebimpe Ogunlumade; Director, State Audit, Mr. Tajudeen Badejoko, and …

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Again, Fulani herdsmen attack Falae’s farm, kill guard

Few months after the former Secretary to the Federal Government (SGF), Chief Oluyemisi Falae, was abducted and later released by Fulani herdsmen in his Ondo State farm, no fewer than 10 Fulani herdsmen have again invaded his Ilado farm, near Akure, the Info State capital. This time, the invaders killed one of the men of the  Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), …

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NDLEA nabs 7 in Abia

Abia State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has paraded seven persons arrested in March for being in possession of suspected psycho-tropical substances. According to the state commander of the agency, Mr. Bamidele Akingbade, the suspects were caught at various locations in the state with substances weighing 14.23 kilograms. The suspects, Uzochukwu Nnanna,35, Kingsley Ugwubueze,31, Agbaeze Kalu,40, …

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Cultists kill four in Ilorin

The peace that had existed in the ancient town of Ilorin, Kwara State, was at the weekend shattered when four persons were killed in the Kwara State capital. Fight reportedly broke out between members of two rival cult groups over supremacy claim. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Sunday last week, suspected members of cult groups struck at Ikokoro/Sakamo …

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Cultists kill four in Ilorin

The peace that had existed in the ancient town of Ilorin, Kwara State, was at the weekend shattered when four persons were killed in the Kwara State capital. Fight reportedly broke out between members of two rival cult groups over supremacy claim. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Sunday last week, suspected members of cult groups struck at Ikokoro/Sakamo …

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Suspected herdsmen abduct Catholic priest in Enugu

Catholic priest in charge of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ukana, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, Rev. Fr. Aniako Celestine has been abducted by suspected Fulani herdsmen, Saturday evening. The development may have been generating tension in the area as the priest is yet to be released. The priest was said to have been on his way back from …

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Ogun Police uncover ritualists’ den in Sango Otta

The police in Ogun State have uncovered a ritualists’ den in Iyana-Ilogbo axis of Sango-Ota area of the state. The discovery came after a tip off from a member of the community. Meanwhile, two suspected persons have also been arrested in connection with the development early Saturday. According to Lagos- based radio station, Rhythms 93.7FM, the den was discovered within …

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